A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the widow of automaker John DeLorean over royalties stemming from the "Back to the Future" movies. Sally DeLorean claimed a Texas company using the DeLorean name had illegally accepted royalties from...
The head of one of the nation's largest fish conservation groups says Fiat Chrysler's Super Bowl ads glorified the destruction of aquatic habitat in an apparent attempt to appeal to off-road thrill-seekers.It's the second time ads by the automaker have...
Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Harley-Davidson is recalling nearly 175,000 motorcycles because the brakes might fail.The U.S. recall covers more than 30 models from the 2008 through 2011 model years. Harley says deposits can form on brake part
DETROIT (AP) Under pressure from the U.S. government, Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 43,000 tiny Smart cars because the engines can catch fire.The recall covers the Smart for two cabrio and coupe cars in the U.S. from the 2008 and...
Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to avoid a crash. The tests brought a warning from the auto club that...
Uber is paying $245 million to Google's self-driving car spinoff to end a legal brawl that aired out allegations of a sinister scheme that tore apart the once-friendly companies.The surprise settlement announced Friday came as lawyers for Uber and Waymo,...
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, who unwound a troubled merger with Chrysler Corporation and led the German automaker to a string of record profits, will hand off next year to Ola Kallenius, a longtime insider who heads vehicle development for the...
Sergio Marchionne, who engineered turnarounds to save both Fiat and Chrysler from near-certain failure, has died.The holding company of the Agnelli family, which founded Fiat, confirmed Wednesday that Marchionne, 66, had died.“Unfortunately, what we feared
